Species

Hypsilurus spinosus

Hypsilurus spinosus · described by (DUMÉRIL & DUMÉRIL 1851)

Hypsilurus auritus, a close relative of Hypsilurus spinosus

Pictured: Hypsilurus auritus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Denzer W, Hallermann J, Manthey U, Ohler A (2020) Lophyrus spinosus C. Duméril & A. Duméril, 1851, a case of mistaken identity. Evolutionary Systematics 4(1): 45-52. https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.4.49023, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Hypsilurus spinosus
First described
(DUMÉRIL & DUMÉRIL 1851)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Agamidae
Genus
Hypsilurus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree